Legislation

Section 1 – Application of act: “mental disorder”

Introduction

This section sets the limits of the Act, by the way in which it defines “mental disorder”. This is because compulsory powers are only available where a person suffers from a mental disorder. Of course, other conditions have to met as well but the requirement for a person to suffer mental disorder is fundamental. The […]

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